The Structure of the Chinese Ethical Archetype (Part 2) : A Hermeneutic-Semiotic Perspective

This book makes Chinese ethics theoretically more understandable through an interdisciplinary approach from a hermeneutic perspective. The Analects of Confucius are structurally analyzed so as to reveal the universal truths and pragmatic rationality implied in the maxims of this important classic of world philosophy. The composition, constitution, and structure of the Han Academic system are studied, and other pre-Qin Chinese ideologies, like Taoist nihilism and Mencian-Confucian ethics, are also discussed. Content highlights of Part 1 and Part 2: 1. The Background and Foundation of Confucian Ethical Rationality; 2. The Pragmatic Aesthetics of Ethical Choice; 3. The Political Turn of Mencian-Confucian Ethics against Taoist Nihilism and Legalist Philosophy of Power